METHOD OF MAKING GLASS INCLUDING SURFACE TREATMENT WITH ALUMINUM CHLORIDE AT OR JUST PRIOR TO ANNEALING LEHR

摘要

This invention relates to a method of making glass. A major surface (s) of the glass is treated with aluminum chloride (e.g., A1C13) at or just prior to the annealing lehr. The aluminum chloride treatment at or just prior to the annealing lehr, in either a float or patterned line glass making process, is advantageous in that it allows the treatment to be performed at a desirable glass temperature and permits exhaust functions in or proximate the annealing lehr to remove byproducts of the treatment in an efficient manner. In certain example embodiments, the glass may be polished for thinning after the treatment, with the polishing being performed on a major surface of the glass opposite to a major surface which has been treated with aluminum chloride.